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Review summary: (Updated) With the introduction of the latest digital SLR cameras like the Nikon D80, Canon Digital Rebel XTi, Pentax K10D and the Sony Alpha A100, distributors have recently adjusted their manufacturer's recommended retail pricing on a number of ...

Review summary: The Nikon D200 is a digital single lens reflex camera for serious amateurs as well as for professionals who want a backup body for their D2Xs. The metal body, rubber-clad where needed, feels very solid and suggests a very reliable camera. The only ...

Verdict: The Nikon D200 is a very good camera and anybody making the switch from a (high-end) film camera to digital should consider it. Take a look at the image quality, decide if it makes sense financially (don't forget extra lenses, memory etc.) and take ...

Review summary: Powerful and wonderfully designed, Nikon's new D200 fills a gaping hole in the company's line-up of digital SLR cameras. Ideal for professionals and serious amateurs, this 10.2-megapixel camera fits nicely between the 6.1-megapixel D70s and Nikon's ...

Pros: GPS connectivity ; ability to shoot multiple exposures to the same image file ; intuitive controls ; very little image distortion ; good colour quality ; accurate exposures

Cons: Huge selection of focusing options can be confusing ; colour saturation was mixed and varied for some colours

Verdict: Until now, the Canon 20D was the leading candidate to become my next digital SLR. But the D200's higher scores for colour quality and exposure accuracy make it a tempting proposition as well. Now I have the luxury of choosing between two exceptional ...

Review summary: When Nikon announced the release of the D200 in November 2005, I'm sure the company did not anticipate the same sort of consumer and professional buying rush that happened with the release of its enormously popular D70 in 2004. Early on, Nikon pundits ...

Pros: There is everything to like about the D200 and little or nothing to dislike. Fully compatible with almost every modern SLR lens ever made by Nikon, and you can even use some really old lenses too although you'll have to do manual exposure metering and ...

Cons: I expect Nikon to have all of its D200 retailers stocked at normal levels by November 2006 which is a full year after the release. Canon no doubt wishes it had this problem, but Nikon nonetheless did a terrible job of anticipating sales volume. It's ...

Pros: Exceptional build quality, very rugged chassis with full environmental sealing ; Excellent resolution (but only a modest step up from 8 megapixels) ; Essentially zero sharpening artifacts, images take post-processing unusually well ; Supports Nikon ...

Cons: Strong anti-aliasing filter and very conservative in-camera sharpening makes for soft images straight from the camera ; In-camera sharpening produces sharpening artifacts when it's increased enough to produce sharper-looking JPEGs ; High-ISO ...

Verdict: In our testing and evaluation of it, the Nikon D200 consistently impressed us with its ruggedness (including full environmental seals, a first on a camera selling for less than $4,000), excellent user interface, exceptional feature set, and sure ...